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04/23/2008, 10:35am, EDT
Wednesday, April 23rd
Belgium to receive unlocked iPhones?
Belgium has joined the ranks of countries that will soon receive the iPhone, according to regional site Astel.be. The site makes the crucial claim that the phone will be available unlocked, in a scheme similar to the one suggested for Italy by La Repubblica; while this could be a part of Apple's rumored new pricing plans, under which phones would be more expensive but unlocked by default, this may be a necessity, as Belgian law is said to prevent carrier exclusivity. A similar law resulted in the creation of an unlocked iPhone for France.
Three Belgian carriers -- Proximus, Mobistar and BASE -- are said to be creating special data packages for the iPhone, supporting unlimited transfers and "visual messaging." Mobistar may in fact have a temporary exclusive on the device, although if so this would last only two months.
It is also rumored that the iPhone could arrive in Belgium as soon as May, but as sources point to the country receiving the the 3G version, a June date is indicated as more likely.
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Maybe, one day, we'll actually read a story where Apple has actually released the iPhone in some country.
These are speculations, not announcements. Duh!
Although if you are at least on SSI you will get $300 in May, so that along with the money you get from Micro$shaft for doing their dirty work on here might be enough for you to buy an iPhone.